Chapter 15 Quiz

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. In addition to writing operas, Rossini produced masterworks in every major genre of the day.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. After Rossini retired from writing opera in 1829, he gave up composing for the rest of his life.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. Rossini represents a ___________ view of composing.

a) Romantic correct incorrect

b) Pre-Romantic correct incorrect

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. The "Rossini crescendo" was typically created by a series of repeating ___________.

a) Recitative–aria pairs correct incorrect

b) Thematic variations correct incorrect

c) Lyrics correct incorrect

d) Ostinatos correct incorrect

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. In a comic opera, the moment of highest dramatic crisis and confusion is called ___________.

a) Impresario correct incorrect

b) Denouement correct incorrect

c) Imbroglio correct incorrect

d) Stretto correct incorrect

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. For Rossini, the typical opera overture ___________.

a) Introduced the main themes of the opera correct incorrect

b) Followed the symphonic sonata form correct incorrect

c) Introduced a general festive mood correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. In Rossini's serious arias, the ___________ provided a lyric effusion, followed by the ___________, or brilliant conclusion.

a) Cantabile; cabaletta correct incorrect

b) Cabaletta; cantabile correct incorrect

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. In Rossinian opera, a singer's cavatina was her ___________.

a) Character's persona correct incorrect

b) Final aria correct incorrect

c) Most brilliant cadenza correct incorrect

d) Entrance aria correct incorrect

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. Rossini's "Di tanti palpiti" is an aria from ___________.

a) L'italiana in Algeri, a comic opera correct incorrect

b) Tancredi, a serious opera correct incorrect

c) Guillaume Tell, a grand opera correct incorrect

d) Norma, a serious opera correct incorrect

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. Which composer is most associated with bel canto?

a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart correct incorrect

b) Gioachino Rossini correct incorrect

c) Gaetano Donizetti correct incorrect

d) Vincenzo Bellini correct incorrect

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. The bel canto melody in "Casta diva" features ___________.

a) An extremely long melody correct incorrect

b) Irregular phrase structure correct incorrect

c) Continuous harmonic tension correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. Of the following, Lucia di Lammermoor had the greatest influence on the convention of ___________.

a) Imbroglio correct incorrect

b) Parlante correct incorrect

c) The mad scene correct incorrect

d) The opera overture correct incorrect

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. The composer who succeeded in establishing German Romantic opera was ___________.

a) E. T. A. Hoffmann correct incorrect

b) Franz Schubert correct incorrect

c) Carl Maria von Weber correct incorrect

d) Beethoven correct incorrect

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. Carl Maria von Weber's overture to Der Freischütz ___________.

a) Introduced a general festive mood for opera-going correct incorrect

b) Introduced many of the melodies from vocal numbers in the opera correct incorrect

c) Consisted only of two chords, making way immediately for singing correct incorrect

d) Quoted the opening motive of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 correct incorrect

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. Carl Maria von Weber's Der Freischütz reflects an idea of German nationalism that is rooted in the example of das Volk ("The Folk").

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. In addition to writing operas, Rossini produced masterworks in every major genre of the day.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

* not completed

. After Rossini retired from writing opera in 1829, he gave up composing for the rest of his life.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. Rossini represents a ___________ view of composing.

a) Romantic correct incorrect

b) Pre-Romantic correct incorrect

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. The "Rossini crescendo" was typically created by a series of repeating ___________.

a) Recitative–aria pairs correct incorrect

b) Thematic variations correct incorrect

c) Lyrics correct incorrect

d) Ostinatos correct incorrect

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. In a comic opera, the moment of highest dramatic crisis and confusion is called ___________.

a) Impresario correct incorrect

b) Denouement correct incorrect

c) Imbroglio correct incorrect

d) Stretto correct incorrect

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. For Rossini, the typical opera overture ___________.

a) Introduced the main themes of the opera correct incorrect

b) Followed the symphonic sonata form correct incorrect

c) Introduced a general festive mood correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. In Rossini's serious arias, the ___________ provided a lyric effusion, followed by the ___________, or brilliant conclusion.

a) Cantabile; cabaletta correct incorrect

b) Cabaletta; cantabile correct incorrect

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. In Rossinian opera, a singer's cavatina was her ___________.

a) Character's persona correct incorrect

b) Final aria correct incorrect

c) Most brilliant cadenza correct incorrect

d) Entrance aria correct incorrect

* not completed

. Rossini's "Di tanti palpiti" is an aria from ___________.

a) L'italiana in Algeri, a comic opera correct incorrect

b) Tancredi, a serious opera correct incorrect

c) Guillaume Tell, a grand opera correct incorrect

d) Norma, a serious opera correct incorrect

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. Which composer is most associated with bel canto?

a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart correct incorrect

b) Gioachino Rossini correct incorrect

c) Gaetano Donizetti correct incorrect

d) Vincenzo Bellini correct incorrect

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. The bel canto melody in "Casta diva" features ___________.

a) An extremely long melody correct incorrect

b) Irregular phrase structure correct incorrect

c) Continuous harmonic tension correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. Of the following, Lucia di Lammermoor had the greatest influence on the convention of ___________.

a) Imbroglio correct incorrect

b) Parlante correct incorrect

c) The mad scene correct incorrect

d) The opera overture correct incorrect

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. The composer who succeeded in establishing German Romantic opera was ___________.

a) E. T. A. Hoffmann correct incorrect

b) Franz Schubert correct incorrect

c) Carl Maria von Weber correct incorrect

d) Beethoven correct incorrect

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. Carl Maria von Weber's overture to Der Freischütz ___________.

a) Introduced a general festive mood for opera-going correct incorrect

b) Introduced many of the melodies from vocal numbers in the opera correct incorrect

c) Consisted only of two chords, making way immediately for singing correct incorrect

d) Quoted the opening motive of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 correct incorrect

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. Carl Maria von Weber's Der Freischütz reflects an idea of German nationalism that is rooted in the example of das Volk ("The Folk").

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect